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Gloucester Zoning Board Approves 29-Unit Downtown Affordable Housing Project Under 40B

GLOUCESTER -- April 29, 2026, Gloucester's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a comprehensive Chapter 40B permit for a 29-unit downtown rental development and cleared seven other property applications at its April 29 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to grant the comprehensive permit to Harbor Light Community Partners

Submitted Beverly School Committee Transcript Contains No Beverly Meeting Content

BEVERLY -- April 29, 2026, A transcript submitted for the Beverly School Committee's April 29, 2026 meeting contains no Beverly proceedings. The approximately 90-second recording is a prepared statement by Valerie Young, a self-identified six-year member of the Westford School Committee, urging Westford voters to participate

Beverly City Council sets June 1 public hearing for Order 127 in remote session

BEVERLY -- April 29, 2026, Beverly City Council votes 7-0 to set a June 1 public hearing for Order 127, a formal recognition measure. The council convened a brief special session entirely by remote call on the evening of April 29, with Council President Flowers presiding and members Malady and

North Andover Planning Board Approves Solar Carport Permit at 203 Turnpike Street

NORTH ANDOVER -- April 28, 2026, North Andover Planning Board approves solar carport permit and backs two conservation land purchases ahead of town meeting. The board voted 4-0 at its April 28 session to grant a special permit modification allowing Andrew Keller of AC Development to install approximately 10,000

Newburyport Council Votes 10-1 to Advance $5.3 Million Frog Pond Restoration Bond

NEWBURYPORT -- April 28, 2026, Newburyport City Council voted 10-1 to advance a $5.3 million Bartlett Mall Frog Pond restoration, committing to a future $3.5 million Community Preservation Act bond in the largest CPA bond the city has ever taken on. Councilor Tom Zeed, the lone no vote,

Hamilton Select Board re-elects Olsen chair, names Myers vice chair in unanimous votes

HAMILTON -- April 28, 2026, Hamilton Select Board reorganizes after election, authorizes $680,000 cell tower lease sale. Newly seated member Lee McCoy joined incumbents William Olsen, Rosemary Kennedy, Tom Myers, and Ben Gluza at the April 28 organizational meeting, where Olsen was unanimously re-elected chair for a second year.

Gloucester City Council Approves Tax Title Fund, Hears $218 Million Sewer Financing Plan

GLOUCESTER -- April 28, 2026, Gloucester City Council hears $218 million wastewater plant financing plan and votes to create a tax title collection fund. CFO Connor McCorkle told councilors Tuesday that the mandated wastewater treatment plant upgrade, the largest capital project in city history, will cost approximately $218 million in total,

Essex School Building Committee Unanimously Approves PSR Submission and $7,500 OPM Amendment

ESSEX -- April 28, 2026, Essex school building committee approves 2,200-page feasibility report for state submission. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize submission of the Preferred Schematic Report to the Massachusetts School Building Authority, formally closing the feasibility phase and clearing the project to

Danvers Finance Committee Votes to Ban Crypto ATM Kiosks Linked to $249,000 in Losses

DANVERS -- April 28, 2026, Danvers Finance Committee recommends crypto ATM kiosk ban and $1 million school transfer at warrant review night two. The committee voted unanimously to forward a proposed bylaw banning cryptocurrency ATM kiosks to Town Meeting, after Police Chief Jamie Lovell reported that two remaining kiosks in town,

Wenham Commission Continues Gordon College Music Center Hearing to May 11

WENHAM -- April 27, 2026, Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music center hearing, citing missing lighting documents. The commission voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on Gordon College's Notice of Intent for the Adams Center for Music, a roughly 15,000-square-foot building with a

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